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Leveraging the Landscape: Case Study of Erosion Control through Land Management in the Lake Victoria Basin

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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Guoping
dc.contributor.authorMajaliwa, Mwanjalolo J.G.
dc.contributor.authorXie, Jian
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-15T16:32:46Z
dc.date.available2020-06-15T16:32:46Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractLand degradation is a major environmental issue that affects rural livelihoods and the well-being of inhabitants by substantially impacting the sustainability of food production and other ecosystem services as well as rural infrastructures that are essential to the prosperity of these communities. Land degradation refers to the human-induced reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of land, which is most often attributed to poor land management practices and unsustainable land use. Land degradation consists of a multitude of processes including deforestation, soil erosion, and increased sedimentation, among others. These processes interact in concert to cause severe environmental impacts such as the reduction of biomass and biodiversity, nutrient depletion of soils, loss of organic matter in soil, reduction in soil structure and quality, and destruction of rural infrastructure such as roads or dams, to name a few. The effects of land degradation, both onsite and offsite, are widespread and linked. The onsite consequences include loss of productivity, reductions in resilience leading to higher variability in yields and vulnerability to extreme weather conditions, and a reduction in the capacity to adapt to climate change while the off-site consequences are global or regional, such as increased carbon emissions and poor water regulation, resulting in floods, sedimentation and reduced base flow downstream. After the introductory chapter, chapter two presents an overview of soil erosion, land degradation and SLWM practices in the LVB. Chapter three first introduces the case study area – the Simiyu catchment and its constituencies, and then the methodology used. Key findings and results regarding the effectiveness of the various SLWM practices are discussed in chapter four. Chapter five presents monitoring and evaluation frameworks and soil erosion indicators. Chapter six summarizes the recommendations resulting from the case study.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920061592188789157/Leveraging-the-Landscape-Case-Study-of-Erosion-Control-through-Land-Management-in-the-Lake-Victoria-Basin
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/33911
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33911
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectMICROCATCHMENT
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
dc.titleLeveraging the Landscapeen
dc.title.subtitleCase Study of Erosion Control through Land Management in the Lake Victoria Basinen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleLeveraging the Landscape
okr.date.disclosure2020-06-14
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920061592188789157/Leveraging-the-Landscape-Case-Study-of-Erosion-Control-through-Land-Management-in-the-Lake-Victoria-Basin
okr.guid920061592188789157
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/33911
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b087a40839_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32124685
okr.identifier.report148630
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/920061592188789157/pdf/Leveraging-the-Landscape-Case-Study-of-Erosion-Control-through-Land-Management-in-the-Lake-Victoria-Basin.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Disasters & Degradation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Resources Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Sustainable Land Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Water Resources Management
okr.topicRural Development::Natural Resources Management and Rural Issues
okr.unitEnvironment and Natural Resources Global Practice
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